WCCW Digest: 5/84

 

Ric Flair vs Michael Hayes - 5/7/1984

 

This was an interesting match up. With that said I wasn't digging it. Hayes isn't the type of worker Flair is going to mesh well with. It was neat to see Flair bring Link in as back up. I wonder if this lead to a tag bout between the 4. The fighting just seemed repetetive to me. I dug the post match brawl.

 

Kerry Von Erich vs Terry Gordy - 5/7/1984 (NWA Title)

 

Now this was a kick ass bout showing what a great ring general that Gordy was.Both men worked hard and set a blistering pace.The nearfalls were awesome, and with the KVE title win with a backslide it got a pop for years as a nearfall. I thought Lubich hurt the bout somewhat with him being not spry and thus hurting the nearfalls. I can see this finishing high on ballots.This a slam dunk nomination. That piledriver that Gordy delevired was just killer, plus Gordy's punches were super. KVE was good in his role and worked his ass off for BamBam.

 

Freebirds/Khan vs Devastation - 5/11/1984 (Eight-man tag)

 

Talked about.

 

Kerry Von Erich vs Ric Flair - 5/11/1984

 

Been nominated

 

Kerry Von Erich interview

 

 

Kerry Von Erich vs Jumbo Tsuruta - 5/22/1984 (NWA Title)

 

 

Kerry Von Erich vs Ric Flair - 5/24/1984 (NWA Title)

“Nature Boy” Ric Flair vs. Michael Hayes (5/7/84)

 

This is the second time that Flair worked against Hayes in a singles match but the first time in Texas. Flair brings out Missing Link to be his backup against Buddy which is funny since Flair used Link as backup not too long earlier against Harley Race in Kansas City. Flair is the babyface here which is interesting because the Freebirds were getting cheered against Devastation Inc. Both men threw some really good punches here and Hayes were really aggressive working over Flair who juices from an old cut. Flair makes a comeback and it’s great watching him to his babyface schtick in Texas with Hayes selling his ass off. After some good hard hitting action, Link & Buddy would jump in the ring causing David Manning to call for the DDQ, which had to be expected. The fans were going apeshit for this though as Flair was eating it up. This was a lot of fun and even with the screwy finish I think this deserves to be on the block.

 

NWA World Heavyweight Title: “Modern Day Warrior” Kerry Von Erich © vs. Terry “Bamm Bamm” Gordy (5/7/84)

 

Here is a rare Kerry title defense and it’s great to see it against the best of the Freebirds. Kerry coming out to Yellow Rose of Texas by Tanya Tucker in honor of David is tremendous and it’s like a conquering hero coming home. These two had a history of having some damn good matches but this one was for the big one so it gave it an even more epic feel thus forcing both men to work even harder to deliver which they did. Everything was on point here as both men were awesome on the offensive and selling the beatings that the other was giving them. I will agree about Bronko Lubich here not being good as he counted to three one time very clearly but nothing was said about it and both guys kept working at a fierce pace. As the match went on it became more high-end and these guys were putting it all on the line here for a rabid crowd. The finish was really good too as it wasn’t a finishing hold that won the match but Kerry being the smarter wrestler and rolling through a Gordy cross body block off the top rope. This is a slam dunk nomination.